2010 Honda Crosstour

I PURCHASED A USED 2010 ACCORD CROSSTOUR FROM HANOVER HONDA IN PA, IN NOVEMBER, 2018.HAVEN'T HAD IT QUITE A YEAR, IN MARCH OF 2019, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE CAR STARTED TO MISFIRE INTENSELY.CODE P0301 CAME UP.I TOOK IT TO MARTIN HONDA IN DE AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE COMPUTER SOFTWARE HAD TO BE UPDATED AND A FEW OF THE SPARK PLUGS HAD TO BE CHANGED. $345.00 LATER, THEY SAID THAT THIS WAS A "TWO-PART" REPAIR AND WHEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN, THEY WOULD DO THE 2ND PART WHICH HAD TO DO WITH THE PISTONS & SOLENOIDS.IT HAPPENED AGAIN.OCTOBER, 2019, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND MY HUSBAND FOUND THE CAR TO BE MORE THAT 2 QUARTS LOW ON OIL.THE CODE NOW IS P3497.TOOK IT BACK TO MARTIN HONDA, AND THEY TOLD ME EXACTLY WHAT ALL OF THE OTHER COMPLAINTS SAY. ROCKER ARM SWITCHES NEED REPLACED.THEY SAID "LET'S TRY AN OIL CHANGE AND RE-CHECK IT IN ABOUT 1000 MILES". THIS LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT ALL HONDA SERVICE CENTERS KNOW ABOUT THESE COMPLAINTS.THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR, WOULDN'T HELP ME AT ALL. RICHARD AT HONDA HEADQUARTERS AGREED WITH THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT MARTIN HONDA IN DE, AND DENIED MY CLAIM.ALL I WANT IS FOR HONDA TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR ENGINE DEFECT, AND MAKE IT RIGHT.I PAY TOO MUCH FOR THIS VEHICLE, JUST TO HAVE TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT IS A KNOWN DEFECT.I HAVE ESCALATED MY CONCERNS WITH HONDA.THEY ARE GOING TO HAVE A HUGE LAWSUIT, IF SOMEONE DIES BECAUSE OF A DEFECTIVE ENGINE THAT BLOWS UP.IT WOULD BE EASIER AND CHEAPER FOR THEM TO RECALL THESE MODELS. IN THE PAST, THEY HAVE HAD MANY COMPLAINTS AND CLASS ACTION LAWSUITS SETTLED FOR THESE EXACT ISSUES WITH THE V6 ENGINES.THIS IS ALL GREED. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT TYPE OF STREET, OR WHERE THIS ISSUE HAPPENS.THE OIL CONSUMPTION TEST IS JUST COVER UP AND A WAY FOR HONDA TO SAY "YOU'RE PAST THE WARRANTY". THAT SHOULDN'T MATTER EITHER. I THOUGHT HONDA WAS BETTER THAN THIS.

STARTED EXPERIENCING A VIBRATION A WEEK AGO 05/02/2017 WHEN INITIALLY PULLING OFF FROM A STOPPED POSITION. THE VIBRATION LASTS FROM 20 TO 50 MPG AND CAN BE VIOLENT IF ACCELERATING WHILE TRYING TO GET STARTED WITH THE REGULAR FLOW OF TRAFFIC IN A METROPOLITAN CITY. I HAVE READ OTHER REPORTS AS WELL ON OTHER SITES SUCH AS: HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COMHTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/HONDA/ACCORD_CROSSTOUR/20I0/DRIVETRAIN/. THE PROBLEM IS GOING TO GET WORSE IF NOT TO A POINT OF BEING UNSAFE. HONDA NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THE PROBLEM AND HAVE THE CUSTOMER TAKE THEIR VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP FOR AN AXLE OR WHATEVER PART IS NEEDED UNDER A RECALL REPLACEMENT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. HONDA IS A GOOD PRODUCT AND THIS IS MY THIRD VEHICLE WITH THEM. HOPEFULLY THE WILL STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT AS THEY ALWAYS DO.

I BOUGHT THE CAR USED WITH APPROXIMATELY 23000 MILES; IT IS STILL UNDER THE FACTORY WARRANTY. I HAD READ ABOUT OTHER OWNERS' DESCRIPTIONS OF "SHUTTER" FROM THE DRIVE TRAIN BETWEEN 20-27 MPH UNDER MODERATE ACCELERATION, A SLIGHT SHAKING FELT THROUGH THE CAR BODY, AND NOTICED MINE DISPLAYED THIS SAME CONDITION. I TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL DEALER ON OCT 30, 2012, EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM I WAS EXPERIENCING, AND MENTIONED THAT ACURA HAD ISSUED A TSB CONCERNING A SIMILAR SITUATION. THE MECHANIC STATED THIS TSB DID NOT APPLY TO HONDA CARS. NONETHELESS, WHEN THE DEALER RETURNED THE CAR, THEY HAD APPLIED A TRANSMISSION CONTROLLER SOFTWARE UPDATE; I DO NOT KNOW IF THIS IS THE SAME UPDATE ISSUED BY ACURA. THEY ALSO TURNED THE FRONT ROTORS AND RECOMMENDED TIRE BALANCING. I HAD THEM BALANCED IMMEDIATELY. MY FAMILY AND I TOOK A 4 HOUR ROAD TRIP OVER THE THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY, CONSISTING OF MOSTLY INTERSTATE TRAVEL. I NOTICED THE "SHUTTER" GETTING WORSE, ESPECIALLY ONCE THE CAR WAS WARM, STILL BETWEEN 20-27 MPH. I ALSO NOTICED A SLIGHT VIBRATION ABOVE 70 MPH. I DISMISSED THIS HIGH SPEED VIBRATION AS A TIRE BALANCE ISSUE, BUT I SEE OTHER OWNERS' COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS CONDITION, AS WELL. THE SHUTTER CONTINUED, AND ON DEC 8, I NOTICED THAT ONCE IT WAS WARM, THE CAR HAD STARTED TO VIBRATE THROUGHOUT, AT ANY SPEED. THE TRANSITION TO THIS CONDITION IS MOST NOTICEABLE WHILE DRIVING THE CAR WHILE COLD, ALLOWING IT TO WARM UP, AND FEELING THE CHANGE IN OVERALL RIDE FEEL FROM COLD TO WARM, NOT FELT THROUGH THE WHEEL, THROTTLE PEDAL, OR SHIFTER, BUT THROUGHOUT THE CHASSIS AND BODY. ON DEC 10, I TOOK THE CAR TO ANOTHER DEALER, CLOSER TO MY WORKPLACE, CONCERNED THAT SOMETHING WAS BROKEN. THE DEALER REPRESENTATIVE STATED THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I FELT IT WHILE SHE DROVE IT, BUT SHE STATED SHE DID NOT. SHE SAID THE LOCAL HONDA REPRESENTATIVE SAID NO TSBS OR RECALLS APPLIED. *TR